G/SPS/N/EU/408  
21 August 2020  
(20-5712) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission, Health and Food Safety 
Directorate -General  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Etoxazole (pesticide active substance)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Commission Implementing Regulation renewing 
the approval of the active substance etoxazole as a candidate for substitution in 
accordance wi th Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending 
the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  5+3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_4982_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_4982_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Implementing Regulation provides that 
the approval of the active substance etoxazole is renewed as a candidate for substitution 
in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. It is however, necessary to include 
certain conditions and restrictions. In particular, only use on ornamental plants in 
permanent greenhouses can be approved.  
Existing authorised plant protection products containing etoxazole will be reviewed in 
accordance with the restrictions. The restriction is based on the first evaluation of the 
substance for use as a pesticide active substance in the EU under Regulation (EC) 
No. 1107/2009. The substance was formerly approved under Directive 91/414/EEC.  
This decision only concerns the placing on the market of this substance. Following 
restriction of the approval and the consequent expir y of all grace periods for stocks of 
products, separate action will likely be taken on MRLs and a separate notification will be 
made in accordance with SPS procedures.  
This draft Commission Implementing Regulation was also notified under the 
TBT Agreement in notice G/TBT/N/EU/733.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/EU/408  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapte r number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
- Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and 
repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC:  
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32009R1107&qid =1437730988988&from=EN   
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing 
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards 
the list of approved active substances (OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1-186) http://eur -
lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/?qid=1442928512004&uri=CELEX:32011R0540   
- Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide  risk assessment of the active substance 
etoxazole. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2017. Conclusion on the peer review 
of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance etoxazole.  
- EFSA Journal 2017;15(10):4988.   
10. Proposed date of adop tion (dd/mm/yy) : 4th quarter 2020.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 4th quarter 2020.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 20 days following publication in the Official Journal of the EU.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 October 202 0, comments are only to be 
addressed to the TBT Enquiry Point on notification G/TBT/N/EU/733.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notif ication 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: + (322) 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu   
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: + (322) 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu